BBL: List of hat-tricks in Big Bash League history
There have been only nine instances when bowlers have claimed a hat-trick in the Big Bash League since its inception.
2. Andrew Tye for Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat (2016-17)
In the 23rd match of the sixth edition of the tournament, Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat locked horns with each other at The Gabba, Brisbane. Heat captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and invited Scorchers to bat first. Riding on Michael Klingers’s 81 off 54 balls, the visitors gave a target of 157 to Heat.
Coming out to defend the fighting total, Perth bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Jhye Richardson came hard on the hosts. Both bowlers dismantled Heat's top order by getting quick wickets of Jimmy Peirson (2 runs off 3 deliveries), Sam Heazlett (8 off 5 balls), and Brendon McCullum (15 off 10 balls) on 26 runs. Marred by early blows, the middle-order batters failed to keep Brisbane in the chase.
Bowling in the 18th over of Heat's innings, Andrew Tye was looking to wrap up the game soon, and on the last delivery of his third over, he took the wicket of Jack Wildermuth. In the last over of the match, Tye returned and got Mitchell Swepson caught by Tim Bresnan on his first delivery.
Taking two wickets on two consecutive deliveries, the Western Australia pacer was looking to clinch a hat-trick and create history. On the second ball of his last over, he dismissed Mark Steketee and became the second bowler to achieve the feat.
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